EurOcean – European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology

Acronym: EurOcean

Country: Portugal

Role in SEAS-ERA: FCT (partner 13) will be assisted by EurOcean (European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology), an Institute with proven skills in the field of information management and advise on Marine and Maritime Science and Technology. For this reason, EurOcean has been formally mandated by FCT to carry out Tasks 9.1 and 9.3 in WP9 on Information and Dissemination which FCT is leading.

Description

EurOcean is a focal point for information on marine science and technology in Europe and its Internet portal is aiming to provide information on topics related to marine science and technology in Europe with a priority given to two main domains: marine research infrastructures and European research, technology and development information. EurOcean contributes to the initiatives aiming to implement a Marine European Research Area and a European maritime policy.